Trump targets freshman congresswomen, Pelosi on Twitter, tells progressives to 'go back,' 'help fix' home countries

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Trump stands by controversial tweets, questions Democratic Party's patriotism
President Trump, unbowed by backlash over his tweets urging progressive congresswomen to go back to their "broken and crime infested" home countries, fired back at his critics in another tweet storm Sunday night, suggesting it was "so sad" to see Democrats sticking up for lawmakers who "speak so badly of our Country" and "hate Israel with a true and unbridled passion." "Whenever confronted, they call their adversaries, including Nancy Pelosi, 'RACIST,'" Trump tweeted. "Their disgusting language... and the many terrible things they say about the United States must not be allowed to go unchallenged."

Trump's tweets did not name any specific congresswomen. But he appeared to be referring to Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.; Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass. and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. The quartet of freshman lawmakers had had a very public rift with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over the past week. However, Trump's tweets appeared to unite Democrats as they rose up to condemn the president as racist and divisive. Pelosi tweeted, "When @realDonaldTrump tells four American Congresswomen to go back to their countries, he reaffirms his plan to 'Make America Great Again' has always been about making America white again."